A first impression lasts a lifetime. Changing a person’s perception is often the most difficult thing to overcome. But in America, it can be done. Jason Giambi and Michael Vick are proof. Even though we judge books by covers and […]
A big-time Week 2 is over and Colt Murray updated his Top 25, BCS Bowl Game Predictions, Heisman Standings, and Games to Watch for next weekend.
As television analysts and print journalist scrutinized the youth and inexperience of Team USA with “Hater-ade” in their cup, Team USA worked harder than ever under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Team USA grew up and matured, on the court, right […]
The FIBA World Championships came down to a matchup between Turkey and USA with an automatic bid to the 2012 Olympics at stake. Turkey, led by Hedo Turkoglu, was coming off their thrilling win in the semifinals against Serbia, 83-82. […]
In Thursday’s edition of The Daily Orange, Tony Olivero got it all wrong. And it opened my eyes. After spending about 700 words explaining why the Syracuse defense was going to handle Washington quarterback Jake Locker, he wrote: “There it […]
Just watched The Hurricane, one of the all-time feel good sports movies about an imprisoned boxer whose integrity and resolve were more powerful than even his greatest punch. Then I dialed up the web and read a front-page story about […]
A day or mourning is never easy to express in words. Pictures often tell a better story. Today, the pictures are worth more than a thousand words. They are worth a thousand stories. In New York City, at the WTC […]
Amidst the overwhelming nature of sports right now, basketball and basketball fans have a lot to cheer about. It’s been 16 years since team USA won gold in the FIBA World Championships, but this year’s team is hungry for the […]
There are three knowns of the universe: Physics, Mathematics, and the East coast bias against the Pac-10. For years now I have watched, heard and even felt the back pat of the East coast with their patronizing look at sports […]
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints came marching in, though, not quite as dramatically as anticipated. They beat the Minnesota Vikings 14-9 Thursday night. The Saints are 4-1 in season openers under head coach Sean Payton. It’s now been […]